Ruin With Grotto Adjoining The West Front Of St Mary'S Convent is a Grade II listed building in the Brighton and Hove local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 January 1992. Ruin.
Ruin With Grotto Adjoining The West Front Of St Mary'S Convent
- WRENN ID
- drifting-brick-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 January 1992
- Type
- Ruin
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
HOVE
TQ2506SE MANOR ROAD, Portslade 579-1/10/171 (West side) 22/01/92 Ruin with grotto adjoining the West front of St Mary's Convent
GV II
Ruin with grotto. Early C19, incorporating medieval material, restored early-mid C20. Flint pebble facing, brick and stone dressings, composite stone for grotto. Plan: square roofless tower with length of wall to north, returned east to the Convent of St Mary (qv) with small grotto in north-west corner. Two stage crenellated tower with 2 lancet windows on south face. Wall abutting to north about 2m high, doorway opening restored with mid C20 brickwork, 2 featureless window openings adjoining. Grotto about 3m square with stalictites; a minor example of the art. Coursed flint faced wall with coping and round arched opening about 2m high, returned to Convent of St Mary (qv). The "ruin" incorporates material from the former manor house of Portslade (qv) to west.
Listing NGR: TQ2558806372
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